English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oakley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Croxall

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Acclea c.1002 ASWills c.1100
  • Acle 1086 DB

Etymology

Oakley Fm, (æt ) Acclea c. 1002 (c. 1100) ASWills, Acle 1086 DB, 'oak clearing', v. āc , lēah . Whilst Oakley Fm is in this parish it has never been situated within the county and is only included for sake of completeness.

Places in the same Parish